H. Res. 628 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 18, 2014. 

Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 4870) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2015, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 

shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 

to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure 

to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 

(b) During consideration of the bill for amendment— 

(1) each amendment, other than amendments provided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 10 
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minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent 

and an opponent and shall not be subject to amendment 

except as provided in paragraph (2); 

(2) no pro forma amendment shall be in order except that the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each 

at any point for the purpose of debate; and 

(3) the chair of the Committee of the Whole may 

accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 

Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 

printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. 

Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. 

(c) When the committee rises and reports the bill back 

to the House with a recommendation that the bill do pass, 

the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without 

instructions. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 3230) 

making continuing appropriations during a Government shutdown to provide pay and allowances to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive- 
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duty training during such period, with the Senate amendments thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order or question of consideration, a 

single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs or his designee that the House: (1) concur in 

the Senate amendment to the title; and (2) concur in the 

Senate amendment to the text with the amendment printed 

in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

resolution. The Senate amendments and the motion shall be 

considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one 

hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question. If the motion is adopted, then it shall 

be in order for the chair of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs or his designee to move that the House insist on its 

amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3230 and request a conference with the Senate thereon. 

Attest: 

Clerk.